Gints Zilbalodis

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Gints Zilbalodis
Born1994 (age 2930)
Occupation(s) Animator, film director, composer

Gints Zilbalodis (born 1994) is a Latvian filmmaker best known for the 2019 animated feature Away . [1]

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Career

After directing a string of animated short films, Zilbalodis' debut feature, Away , premiered in 2019. Written, directed, and scored by Zilbalodis himself, Away was awarded the Contrechamps prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production. [2] [1]

Zilbalodis' second feature film, Flow , was selected to screen in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef.
2012AquaShort film [2]
2015FollowersShort film [2]
InaudibleShort film [2]
2019 Away Animated feature film [2]
2024 Flow Animated feature film [2]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Contrechamps Award for Best Feature Film Away Won [4]
Latvian Film Prize Best Animated Feature FilmWon [5]
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival Best Animated FeatureWon [6]
Best European Fantastic Feature FilmNominated [6]
2020 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production Nominated [7]
Vilnius International Film Festival New Europe – New Names CompetitionNominated
2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Best Feature Flow Pending [8]
Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Pending [3]

Reference

  1. 1 2 Keslassy, Elsa. "Charades Boards Animated Feature 'Flow' from 'Away' Director Ahead of Annecy's WIP Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dream Well Studio". Dream Well Studio. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Flow". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. Bennett, Anita. "'I Lost My Body' Wins Best Feature at Annecy Int'l Animated Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "Charades Goes with Gints Zilbalodis's Existential Feature 'Flow'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. 1 2 "And the 2019 winners are". Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. "47th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. "Flow". Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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